Tawanda Appiah is a Zimbabwean curator, writer, and researcher based in Malmö, Sweden. His research-centred practice often revisits history to make sense of the contemporary milieu. He is the Artistic Director & Curator at Skånes konstförening, alongside his independent practice, and previously held the position Curator of Education & Public Programming at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
Appiah has curated several exhibitions, public programmes, and interventions, including FLIGHT (Malmö Konsthall, 2023) which featured works by Kudzanai Chiurai, Frida Orupabo, and Eric Magassa, as well as a commissioned essay by Tina Campt. He co-curated (in)visible at Malmö Konstmuseum (2022), which drew extensively on the museum’s collection. Appiah's most recent exhibitions include Reading James Baldwin (Skånes konstförening, 2025) and Remnants (HEIRLOOM, 2025).
Among his latest writings are 'Unseating Colonial History: Rhodes Must Fall, the Ghosts of Great Zimbabwe, and Malmö’s Torgbrunn’ (black monument anthology, 2026), ‘Unfolding the Archive, Unfolding Moki Cherry’ (The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 2026), and ‘The Haunting Resonance of Afro-Surrealism’ (Art Inside Out Journal, 2024).
Interested in staging encounters, his practice manifests within and beyond gallery walls. He is part of various boards, including the Stockholm University of the Arts Research Board, and has engaged in academic work and teaching, across HDK-Valand, Konstfack, and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Appiah has also served on various juries, including the Hasselblad Award (2026), Liljevalchs Vårsalong (2024), and Art Hub Copenhagen (2022).
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